Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1999 17:44:46 +0100 From: Gerrit Schmidt <gschmidtnopsamhologie.uni-wuerzburg.de> Subject: Re: Emergency Brake Tightening
just pull the Emergency Brake a little (let it knock two times) and then pull down your normal brakepedal about twenty times. this might help, because then the auto adjustment will work. if not you severely have a problem with the brakes, because you changed then in a wrong way by not screwing them back before mounting the new brakepads. So a professional has got the re-adjust your emergency brake manually. Gerrit Alexandre Manfull schrieb: > Hi: > > I just had the front rotors and brake pads replaced on a 1986 Saab 900. > The mechanic (not the usual one) seems to have gummed up the adjustment > on the emergency brake. On a very gentle downhill, with the motor > running, the gearshift (manual) in neutral and the emergency brake set, > the car drifts backwards. That's never happened before. > > I've heard that if I drive forward slowly with the emergency brake set, > it will tighten the brake. I've tried this on my flat, 15' driveway a > few times with no perceived improvement. Is this a Saab folk tale or am > I doing this improperly? > > Any other remedies not involving my taking the car back to the shop are > welcome. > > Thanks for your help. > > Alexandre
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